Arizmendi Bakery

Arizmendi Bakery is a bakery located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. They have locations in San Francisco, Berkeley, Emeryville, San Rafael, and in Oakland.^[1]^[2] They are a worker-owned cooperative. In 2011, they were voted the best bakery in the east bay by the East Bay Express.^[3] The bakery makes pastries, pizza and bread.^[4] Arizmendi Bakery came out of the Cheese Board Collective, forming in 1997.^[4]^[5] It was named after Basque priest and labor organizer José María Arizmendiarrieta.^[5] Food reviewer Tamara Palmer, from SF Weekly, called their Auntie Mabel's Kookie Brittle the best cookie in San Francisco.^[6] They also make fruitcake, using local dried fruits from the Rainbow Grocery Cooperative. During December 2011, the San Francisco location sold 400 fruitcakes daily.^[7]

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^ "Arizmendi Bakery & Pizzeria". Critics' Reviews. Diablo Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^ Dineen, J.K. "Arizmendi bakery set to open in San Rafael". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^ "Readers' Poll Winners: Goods and Services". Best of the East Bay. East Bay Express. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b Gold, Amanda (4 March 2012). "49 Square Miles: Arizmendi Bakery tops in the Inner Sunset". Food. SFGate. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Arizmendi Bakery and Pizzeria". East Bay Express. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^ Palmer, Tamara. "Arizmendi Bakery's Secret Weapon: Auntie Mabel's Kookie Brittle". Cook E. Monster. SF Weekly. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^ Gordon, Megan. "Rejoice: Arizmendi Bakery's Remarkable Fruitcake". Bay Area Bites. KQED. Retrieved 1 November 2012.